A Questions practice: making a general knowledge quiz

Tips on making questions

Sometimes two (or more) questions are possible:

Example sentence: Chow Yung Fat was born on Lamma Island

The obvious question is: Where was Chow Yun Fat born?

However, you could also ask: Which famous HK movie star was born on Lamma Island?

Don’t ask Who was born on Lamma Island? There are obviously many answers!

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Tips on making questions

Sometimes two (or more) questions are possible:

Example sentence: Chow Yung Fat was born on Lamma Island

The obvious question is: Where was Chow Yun Fat born?

However, you could also ask: Which famous HK movie star was born on Lamma Island?

Don’t ask Who was born on Lamma Island? There are obviously many answers!

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